Reckless driving pursuit ends near state line, Carroll County VA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, police pursued a reckless driver traveling southbound on Route 52 toward Fancy Gap, Virginia. The suspect evaded officers, left the scene near the state line, and was not located despite aerial coordination attempts.
Audio|Heard on: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
Listen to dispatch call
04:9
Transcript:
00:00
Six through 2015.
00:04
Right there?
00:15
I can't tell. It's a red, bright white.
00:17
It's bright.
00:18
I can't really make out what's in the front.
00:21
I can barely see the slate from the globe.
00:26
Yeah, ten four. Looks like something with a bright red nose.
00:29
I'm not sure.
00:32
All right, looks like.
00:36
Almost to Brushy Fork.
00:37
Looks like he's cut over towards Parkview.
00:40
Like he's making a loop on Parkview, but he may be coming back semi.
00:46
Watch out what I laid like candy canes or something in the road here.
00:50
Yep,
00:52
Looks like he's coming from Parkview back over towards 52.
00:56
Yeah, I see him now.
00:58
Yeah, he's still throwing out presents and candy trying to get us off of him.
01:07
All right, we're turning on Brushy Fork.
01:10
Brushy Fork Road.
01:17
Turned it state.
01:20
Did they ever have anything on the helicopter or anything?
01:27
State, they advised they had about a ten-minute ETA.
01:38
I'm one around.
01:43
2017.
01:49
10-4[1], I've turned around here.
01:51
Let me go back to see if I'm in contact with him.
01:54
10-4[1] him. I went by him.
01:56
Looks like he stopped.
01:57
I can't tell. Truck had turned around.
02:18
One thing, Carroll, I believe.
02:20
I believe he is stopped.
02:23
House here at the state line looks like he's on the roof.
02:28
Can't make it out.
02:29
I'm gonna be out of the car for just a minute.
02:30
If you would just hold traffic for just a minute, let me see if I can make contact with him, confirm this is him.
02:41
Morning, like come out with it.
02:54
Once in curve.
03:02
Come on.
03:04
I don't know if this is him.
03:05
I've got a.
03:08
North Pole ID, if you would just run it.
03:12
The car, just try to run one two 2 ft.
03:17
Hold on, stand by.
03:18
Just say hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
03:21
Stand by, car.
03:22
Are you taking?
03:37
Okay, (name withheld).
03:46
(Name withheld), he just uh,
03:48
He just took off from this house here back in the air.
03:52
High rate of speed.
03:53
I've lost visual.
03:56
All thing he told me was he apologized for the trouble.
03:59
Said he was in a hurry,
04:00
Wanted to tell everybody a Merry Christmas in Carroll County.
04:03
So I guess you can show unit tonight if we can just say I believe it was him.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
State Rd 690, Virginia 24317
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